Nicolas Hulot
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Nicolas Hulot was born on April 30, 1955 in Lille. He is an Officier of the Légion d'honneur and a Chevalier des Arts et Lettres. He is the founder and president of the Fondation Nicolas Hulot , an environmentalist group first created in 1990, and presents himself as an ecologist.
He is famous for his TV show named Ushuaia, transmitted by TF1. In his TV reports, he shows the damage done to the Earth by mankind and tries to sensitise the viewers to what motivates his support for the ecological change of conscience that he believes in. He recently launched Ushuaïa TV on the cable which belongs to the TF1 Group.
In 2007, five of the 12 candidates to the French Presidential Elections signed his "Pacte Ecologique", affirming that the ecological problems will be the key in all the future decisions concerning every political subject. [1] The importance of the pact, however, has been questioned.
Hulot's Ecology Pact and political views have, however, been criticized by a variety of commentators and actors, including Le Canard Enchaîné. Supporters of uneconomic growth and of political ecology have decried his use of the media and his acceptance of funds from large firms, such as EDF, L'Oréal or Rhône-Poulenc [2][3]. Le Canard Enchaîné pointed out that the products commercialized under the brand of Ushuaïa (shampoos, etc.) are some of the most polluting products of the relevant types. Alter-globalization candidate José Bové criticized him, declaring that "one cannot defend the environment without questioning the economical order of the planet. [4]"
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[edit] Chronology
- 1973 to 1978: Agency photographer for SIPA Presse
- 1978 to 1987:radio journalist and producer for France Inter
- October 1992 to June 1995: Editor-in-chief of VSD Nature
- 1976 to 1993: Expedition organizer
- September 1987 to June 1995: Producer and presenter of "Ushuaïa, le magazine de l'Extrême" on TF1
- January 1996 to June 1997: Producer and presenter of TF1's "Opération Okavango"
- October 1998: Producer and presenter of TF1's "Ushuaïa Nature"
- December 1990: creation of the Ushuaïa Foundation, which was renamed Fondation Nicolas Hulot pour la Nature et l'Homme on January 1, 1995
[edit] Books written
- Ces enfants qui souffrent, published by P.A.C.,
- Tabarly, 45 ans de défis, published by P.A.C.,
- Les chemins de traverse, published by Lattès Paris, 1989, VLACC-number 00811951
- Chasseurs de pôles (with Jean-François Chaigneau), published by Albin Michel,
- États d'âme, published by Lattès Paris, 1991, ISBN 2-7096-0957-6
- Questions de nature, published by Plon,
- A mes risques et plaisirs, published by Plon.
- Le syndrôme du Titanic, published by Lgf, 01/2006, ISBN 2-7021-3418-1
- Pour un pacte écologique , published by Calmann-Levy ,11/2006, ISBN 2-7021-3742-3
[edit] External links
- http://www.fondation-nicolas-hulot.org/
- http://www.ecole-nicolas-hulot.org/
- http://www.planete-nature.org/
- http://www.sos-planete-eau.org/
- http://www.france24.com/france24Public/fr/archives/debats/2007/Fevrier/20070202-Talk-de-Paris-Hulot-Part-1.html
